Cigar-holder.



J. G. SINGLEY. GIGAR HOLDER. APFLIOATION FILED MAR. 25. 1913.

1,1 21,300. Patented nec. 15, 17914.

an uemfoz J 6. Sz'igoay JAMES G. SINGLEY, 0F NUREHAIBERG, PENNSYLVANIA.

CIGAJRfHOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

- Patented Dec. 15, 1914.

application mea Marcil 25, 191s. serial No. 756,807.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES G. SINGLEY, 'citizen of the United States, residing at Nuremberg, in the county of Schuylkill and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cigar- Holders, of which the following is a specifica-tion.

rhis invention relates to an improvement in cigar holders.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a device disposed to be supported on a cigarwhich will be arranged to embrace the lighted end of the cigar, receiving the ashes which accumulate thereon.

A further object of the invention is to provide a cigar holder with means for embracing the lighted end of a cigar which may be readily detached from the holder and which, when applied to the holder, will allow for the proper draft whereby the cigar may be freelyv smoked.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a construction in which all of the parts may be readily disassembled and thoroughly cleansed.

For a full understanding of the invention, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawing, in which e Figure l is a disassenfibledV perspective view; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section, the connection being shown in elevation; Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a slightly7 modied form; Fig. et is a view of the form shown in Fig. 3, the tube being removed.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the accompanying drawing by the same reference characters.

In the drawing, 10 designates the cigar holder which may be formed of any suitable material, such as wood or meerschaum. A bit 11 is threaded into the holder 10, attention being called to the fact that the holder and bit may be formed of any suitable material and of any size and design. The

holder 10 is formed with the reduced extension l2 and is provided with a suitable bore to receive the cigar.

The guard or ash receiving device oonsists of a tubular member 13 open at one end and provided at its open end with a bayonet slot 14. The member 13 is received on the reduced extension 12 of the holder 10, its edge 15 contacting with the shoulder formed by reducing the holder 10. A pin 16 is carried by the extension 12, said pin entering the bayonet slot 14 of the tubular member 13, the member being rotated after belng inserted on. the extension and thereby locked against displacement.

Vhile a bayonet slot and pin have been illustrated as a connecting means for the holder and the tubular member, attention is called to the fact that any suitable connecting mechanism may be employed which will permit of the readily detached from the holder.

The tubular member is provided adjacent its closed terminal with a tures 17. These apertures, While sufficiently large to permit of air passing through the tubular member to allow for the proper combustion in the smoking of the cigar, are not large enough to permit the ashes which are received by the member to sift through. The cigar may thus be smoked as.

freely as without the tubular member, the member being perforated a sufficient distance throughout its length to supply air to the cigar even after the same has been almost entirely consumed. It will be noted by this construction, that the ashes which accumulate on the end of the cigar will be received and retained by the tubular member. Thus the cigar may be freely smoked in an open conveyance where the wind would have a tendency to scatter the ashes, there being noV possibility when a device of this character is used of the ashes being displaced until the tubular member is detached from the holder. -With the cigar incased by the holder, it will be noted that it may be placed in a' lighted condition in the pocket or carried in the hand without danger of the lighted end contacting with the clothing of the user. i e

The many advantages of a construction of this-character will be clearly apparent, as it will be noted that it may be easily and economically manufactured, and that the various parts may be readily assembled. It will also be seen that the structure may be readily cleansed, and when not in use the tubular member may be disconnected in order that it may be conveniently carried in the pocket.

In the form shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the tapered sleeve 18 is disposed to receive the cigar, the sleeve being provided with a bore of such diameter that the end portion 19 tubular' member being plurality of aperof the cigar may p roject entirely through the sleeve whereby 1t may be smoked without the use of the holder and bit shown in this manner being supported'on the cigarv and preventing the accidental displacement of the ashes as in the preferred form. The tubular member illustrated in Fig. 3 is open at both ends, its end remote from the'holder ber, whereby the cap may be locked against displacement. The cap and the adjacent portion of the tubular member are perforated as in the preferred form, thereby providing the illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 may also be constructed in this manner.

It will be apparent when reference is had particularly to-'Fig. 4 of the drawing that by forming the longitudinal slits 23 1n the v bit, there is provided in effect a number of resilientV gripping jaws which, when the end proper draft.` Itwill be under# stood that the tubular member 13 is. of sui extension,

of a cigar has been inserted through the bit,

will, by reason of the resiliency of the material of which the bit is composed,`rmly grip the cigar, thus holding it against accidental displacement.- I

VHaving thus .described `my invention, what' I claim as new and desire to secure by Let? ters Patent is: L

A cigar holder including a one-piece tudinal'slits extending through the inner and outer walls thereof and from the outer faceof the small end of the bit to a point adjacent the large end of jaws vfor holding the biton a cigar with the small 'end' of the bit spaced from the ada reduced extension formed on the large-end of the bit, lateral studs carried by the extension case, the ci ar and to receive the reduced ber being provided-with diametrically opposedbaytmetV :slots adapted to receive the j 'ai i 'v- 4 X Y In testimon whereof I atx my signature yinpresenceo two witnesses.. -A

the bit, said slits defining intermediate resilient clampings t e'terminal of the tubular mem-v tapered bit member formed of resilient ma- Y-terial,-` said bit beingprovided with longibeing closed by a cap 21. This cap is formed interiorly with a groove 22 which receives vthe projection ycarrled by the tubular memjacent end of the cigar to expose the latter, Y

and a: tubular member adapted to in- 

